January 19, 2011

There are a few things I find it very hard, if not even impossible, to negotiate no matter how busy life gets:

1) 8 hour sleep every night (I can just about manage with 7 if I really have to)
2) daily exercise
3) clean bed sheets at least once a week
4) real food

And this is my kind of real fast food: a smoked trout salad, which is especially perfect for summer. Different versions of this salad are a staple in Finland during summer because it is so easy and quick, not to mention healthy, and you can make it more or less wholesome (by way of adding potatoes, for example) according to your wish. Tasty it is as well, of course ;-)

Smoked Trout Salad

(Serves 2)

1 smoked trout, about 400g

2 eggs, soft or hard boiled whichever you prefer

mixed salad leaves

punnet cherry tomatoes

caperberries, rinsed

1 shallot green, finely chopped

fresh dill

Dressing

150g light sour cream

1/2 lemon, juiced

1 tbsp fresh dill, finely chopped

pinch of salt

freshly ground black pepper

Take the skin and the bones off the trout and break into bite sized pieces. Peel the eggs and cut in quarters. Place the salad leaves, tomatoes and shallot in a large bowl. Add fresh dill according to taste. Fold in the trout.

In a separate bowl, mix together the sour cream, lemon juice and dill and season with salt and pepper. Place some salad on a platter, top with eggs and serve with the dressing.

Lovely! My mum (part English, part American, married to a Norwegian) always says Scandinavian food is the best fast food in the world, especially when it comes to seafood. Love a good smoked trout salad, and that dressing looks ace :)

I love hot smoked trout and with egg and caperberries. ooh I can taste it now. Very colourful too - that's always a good sign it's healthy. I seem to manage on 5-6 hours of sleep a night regularly although I'm sure my body is crying out for more sleep!